Napoli take on the visitors AS Roma in the round 33 match of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Monday, April 18th at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Naples).
Napoli had suffered a very serious defeat in the last round. Again, Fiorentina became a stumbling block, and again they lost at home. Even the fact that in this game Osimhen scored and assisted Mertens before that did not help - the "parthenopei" eventually lost 2-3. Although, in general, Napoli should be satisfied with the decision of De Laurentis in 2021 to invite the former Zenit coach to the post of head coach. In the last season, albeit a shame, Napoli gave 4th place to Juventus in the last round. And now there is practically no doubt that no one will definitely force Napoli out of the quartet, and the “Old Lady” is unlikely to catch up. But, of course, Napoli want not to be limited to the minimum taken, but I want to aim at the maximum.
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Roma in many ways resembles its next opponent. There is also a glorious history, serious ambitions and, most importantly, a decent financial level and an intelligent team. But at the same time, for several previous years, it was not possible to finish even in the top quartet. Performance of Jalorossi in the new European Cup - the Conference League can be called a serious success. Leaving the group, the Italians eliminated Vitesse in March, and this week they finally coped with the Norwegian upstart, Bodo/Glimt, scoring 4 unanswered goals. In Calcio, the results are much more modest. There is less and less hope that it will still be possible to catch up with Juventus and, having risen to 4th place, fulfill their main task for the current season - there is a 5-point gap 6 rounds before the finish line. Keeping current position will show at least some progress compared to last season, and finish the season above the main enemy, neighboring Lazio.
Napoli had 3 wins in head-to-heads in a row in 2020-2021. But in October, at Rome's Stadio Olimpico, Mourinho and Spalletti ended the meeting between themselves in a goalless draw. Napoli will not play Di Lorenzo for sure, Petagna, Malcuy and Una are in doubt. Roma will arrive with an almost optimal squad, except perhaps for Zaniolo, Lorenzo Pellegrini and, most importantly, Abraham. Bookmakers do not expect a special intrigue in a pair.
Prediction for the match: Napoli to win.
